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April / May 2026
Extension briefs April and May 2026
Integrated pest management, Crop and fruit quality management, Grondgedraagde siektes, Water management/waterbestuur, Postharvest pathology – waste prevention checklist.
February / March 2026
Extension briefs february and march 2026
To determine the percentage of infested fruit, growers should scout regularly for mealybug by inspecting underneath calyces. Where mealybug is under good biocontrol, infestation should peak during December or January in the northern production areas, and during February in the Cape production areas.
February / March 2025
Extension briefs for February and March 2025
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson, Jan Landman, and Rudolph Strydom (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management Mealybug (S.D. Moore) To determine the percentage of infested fruit, growers should be scouting for mealybug…
February / March 2022
Extension briefs for February and March 2022
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage, André Combrink, Coenraad Fraenkel, Jan Landman and Natasha Jackson (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management Mealybug (S.D. Moore) Growers should be scouting for mealybug regularly by inspecting underneath calyces and…
February / March 2021
Extension Briefs for February and March 2021
By Hannes Bester, Mathys Pretorius (aka MC), Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage Mealybug (S.D. Moore) Growers should be scouting for mealybug regularly, by inspecting underneath calyces and thereby determining the percentage of fruit infested. Where mealybug is under good biocontrol,…
